TULSA, Okla. — Bruno Medina converted the decisive fifth-round penalty kick Saturday as No. 1 Tulsa outlasted No. 3 Charlotte 4-3 in a shootout following a scoreless draw to win the American Conference Men's Soccer Championship.
 
It is the first conference tournament title for the Golden Hurricane (9-4-5) since 2021.
 
After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer at Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium, Charlotte's Diogo Veloso missed his attempt in the fifth round. Medina stepped up and buried his shot past backup goalkeeper Tom Carmeli, who entered for the shootout in place of starter Alex Svetanoff, to clinch the title.
 
Tulsa fell behind early in the shootout when Will Applegate missed in the opening round after Michael Raggett converted for the 49ers (10-3-5). However, Charlotte's Diogo Fazenda missed in the second round, and Tulsa answered with four consecutive conversions from Kgodiso Sukati, Dani Gamboa, Luc Achermann-Stanfield and Medina. Larry Noel and Xavier Holloway also scored in the shootout for Charlotte.
 
Golden Hurricane goalkeeper Carlito Saylon kept Tulsa level through regulation and two overtime periods, finishing with five saves. Saylon turned away consecutive chances in the second overtime, stopping Raggett in the 107th minute and Natsuki Ogata in the 108th.
 
Both teams finished with seven total shots. Charlotte placed five shots on target compared to just one for Tulsa, a 45th-minute attempt by Omar Flores that Svetanoff saved.
 
Tulsa’s Luc Achermann-Stanfield was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player, while teammate Jake Reich was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player.
 
2026 American Conference Men's Soccer Championship Schedule
First round at campus sites
Semifinals and final at home site of the No. 1 seed Tulsa
 
First Round - Friday, November 6
Game 1 - No. 3 Charlotte 4, No. 6 FIU 3 (OT) | Box Score | Highlights
Game 2 - No. 5 Memphis 5, No. 4 Florida Atlantic 2 | Box Score | Highlights
 
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 11
Game 3 - No. 3 Charlotte 3, No. 2 Missouri State 0 | Box Score | Highlights
Game 4 - No. 1 Tulsa 1, No. 5 Memphis 0 (2 OT) | Box Score | Highlights
 
Championship Final - Saturday, November 14
Game 5 – No. 1 Tulsa 0, No. 3 Charlotte 0 (Tulsa wins in PK’s, 4-3)
 
All-Tournament Team
Michael Raggett, F, Charlotte
Wiktor Pucilowski, M, Charlotte
Xavier Holloway, M, Charlotte
Alex Svetanoff, GK, Charlotte
Larry Noel, F, Charlotte
Luc Achermann-Stanfield, M, Tulsa - Most Outstanding Offensive Player
Carlito Saylon, GK, Tulsa
Druv Pareek, D, Tulsa
Bruno Medina, D, Tulsa
Jake Reich, D, Tulsa - Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Miller Lashlee, F, Memphis